June 13, 2013
Africa: Meeting Defines Modalities for Accelerating PIDA Implementation
The Bank, under the auspices of its a NEPAD, Regional Integration and Trade Department (ONRI), hosted a meeting in Tunis on 13 and 14 June 2013 to define measures to accelerate the… Read more »
June 21, 2013
Africa: AfDB Board Approves the Usd$ 5.7 Million Multi Donor Trust Fund for Value for Money, Accountability & Sustainability
The African Development Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a Multi Donor Trust Fund of US$ $5.7million to support Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability… Read more »
June 20, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$ 18 Million for Livestock Infrastructure in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on 19 June 2013, a US$ 18 million (UA 12 million) African Development fund (ADF) concessional loan to Zambia to finance the… Read more »
June 19, 2013
Africa: G8 Countries Commit to Boosting Development Efforts of African Partners
In a statement released on June 18 at the closing of the Group of Eight 2013 summit in London, the G8 countries of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United… Read more »
June 12, 2013
Africa: Opening Session of the Second Adf 13 Replenishment Meeting
Good morning. I join Richard Manning in extending to you a warm welcome to Tunis, for our second meeting. Thank you Deputies, Executive Directors, and Observers for finding the… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Second Meeting of ADF 13 Replenishment - Closing Remarks - Afdb President Donald Kaberuka
As we come to the end of this, the penultimate remains for me to express my remains for me to express my appreciation and that of Staff and Management for our constructive dialogue… Read more »
June 18, 2013
Africa: AfDB Publishes 50 Year Review of Africa's Health Sector
The African Development Bank's Human Development and Statistics departments have published in March 2013 a joint report on the progress made in Africa's health sector over the last… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Committed to Fighting Desertification and Land Degradation in Africa
The African Development Bank joined the international community in celebrating the World Day to Combat Desertification on Monday, June 17. This year's theme is drought and water… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers
The African Economic Conference 2013 is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme. Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Applauds G8 for Emphasis On Greater Transparency in Taxation
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on Monday applauded the G8 for its emphasis on the issues around resource mobilization through greater transparency in… Read more »
Africa: Lake Chad Basin Commission Seeks AfDB Support
The African Development Bank will host a donors' roundtable in September to help raise funds for the Lake Chad Basin Commission's five-year investment plan (2013-2017), officials… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Hosts Fruitful Meeting of the High Level Panel On Fragile States
The African Development Bank's new High Level Panel on Fragile States, chaired by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, met in Monrovia, Liberia, on Friday, June 14 to make… Read more »
June 17, 2013
Africa: British Pm Praises AfDB, Kaberuka for Africa Infrastructure Work
British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the African Development Bank (AfDB) and President Donald Kaberuka for pioneering initiatives to scale the continent's… Read more »
June 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports a Greener Pathway in Egypt
As part of its ongoing activities under the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (funded by the Government of Brazil), the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: AfDB Renews Support to the Inga Hydro-Power Project in DRC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed two grant agreements for a total of US $5.250 million in Marrakech on… Read more »
June 12, 2013
Africa: AfDB, Club De Madrid and P80 Group Foundation to Mobilize Pension and Sovereign Wealth Funds to Finance the Green Economy in Africa
The African Development Bank organized at its Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco, a high-level side event, "Innovative Financing for a Green Economy," on May 30 discussing how… Read more »
June 11, 2013
Africa: Africa Making Great Strides Toward Many Mdg Targets Yet Serious Challenges Remain, New Report Says
Converting Africa's impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa,… Read more »
June 10, 2013
Africa: Africa Hub of Sustainable Energy for All Initiative Launched At AfDB Meetings
The Sustainable Energy For All (SE4All) Africa Hub was launched Friday, May 31, during the African Development Bank's (AfDB) 2013 Annual Meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco. Read more »
June 07, 2013
Africa: AfDB Signs a Usd 100 Million Risk Participation Agreement With Commerzbank Ag to Support Trade Finance in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) formally signed on May 29th in Marrakech, Morocco, in the prelude of the 48th AfDB Annual Meetings, a USD 100 million unfunded Risk… Read more »
June 04, 2013
Africa: Africa Calls for a New Type of Leadership for Her Transformation
A new type of leadership is needed in Africa if the continent is to attain structural transformation, especially in the face of major challenges including food security, population… Read more »
June 06, 2013
Africa: India Shares Expertise in Public-Private Partnerships
Africa and India have a lot to offer to each other in terms of experiences and ideas, not only because of their trade but also cultural ties and similarities in social structures.… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Egypt's MSMEs
The African Development Bank and the Government of Egypt on 29 May in Marrakech, Morocco, signed a US$2-million grant to help the country develop an enabling environment for micro,… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: President's AfDB Annual Meetings Blog - 'Le Temps De L'afrique'
'C'est le temps de l'Afrique', said Nizar Baraka, Minister of Finance in the Kingdom of Morocco, and the outgoing chair of the African Development Bank's Board of Governors. 'This… Read more »
June 05, 2013
Africa: AfDB President Kaberuka and Japan Prime Minister Hold Talks On Africa Growth
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week held talks with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka, in which the Japanese leader pledged continued financial… Read more »
May 31, 2013
Africa: Civil Society Plays a Crucial Role in the Improvement of Social Services in Africa
African Governments dedicate a big share of current public expenditure - between 40 per cent and 60 per cent - to education, health and social protection. Nevertheless, the… Read more »
